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Hunter Hayes doesn’t have a drop date for his new album yet, but he can tell you some things.

Speaking with Taste of Country, the 26-year-old musician revealed that he hopes “it would be at least as emotional as the debut record” and that he “can’t compare this record to anything else.”

We’re intrigued…

“I’ve never done anything like this,” Hunter adds. “I’ve never written anything like the stuff on this album and there’s topics that I’ve never covered before that I’ve been afraid to cover. Musically, there’s some stuff we’ve tried that we’ve never tried before.”

Hunter continues, saying that the music will be something he and his fans will be able to have a conversation about.

“I’ve learned that when I do crack the surface and break through the ice and show people the scars and the things underneath, we have a lot more to talk about together,” he shares. “Those moments are beautiful too — the hard times in life and the good times. Really letting people in is always a better conversation.”

“The fans taught me that lesson. If anything, I’m trying to listen to what they’ve taught me and work with the faith that they’ve put in my hands.”

Hunter Hayes has dropped the third song included in his Pictures mini-movie, called “This Girl”.

The new track joins “More” and “You Should Be Loved“, and the mini-movie will actually make its debut at Regal Cinemas in Nashville on Valentine’s Day.

“‘This Girl’ was such a fun song to write,” Hunter sheard about the song. “Musically, going back to the roots of stuff I grew up listening to, and lyrically highlighting that side of someone that you only get to see when you’ve known each other for a while and how special those moments can be.”

He adds, “I’m also extremely excited for everyone to see how ‘Pictures’ finishes with this music video!”

Debuting today on all digital platforms, “More” is another song in Hunter‘s new Pictures project, which is a series of mini-movies that ties all his new music together.

Once all the official music videos have been released, the movie will come together in full at a Regal Cinemas in Nashville. So cool!

“Pictures is a totally new experience for me,” he told Forbes. “We’ve never done anything like this and I love how it takes you out of current reality and transports you to a different time and place entirely, where each song tells a piece of the story.”

He adds, “I can’t wait for the fans to hear the new music and watch as the rest of the story is told along the way.”

Speaking recently, the country musician opened up about his concept for the video, saying, “We decided to tie all this stuff together in this really, cool, beautiful story, that I’m really excited about that actually takes place in the ’50s.”

“I super love [that era], because it personally takes me out of current reality and transports me with these songs.”

Hunter adds about the full concept: “I wanted to do something visual that tied everything together, so that the fans know that it’s all part of one big picture.”

“Even though we’re doing one song at a time it is all part of a big long story, and this is just a part of the story.”

The new record has three songs on it — two original songs, “Baby Don’t Leave Me (All Alone On Christmas)” and “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day,” as well as a cover of “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” with one of our faves, Hunter Hayes.